Analysis Of 'Heard The High' By George Adams

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In this quotation, George Adams expresses his worry and lack of willingness to attend Father’s Day as he fears what his son would portray him to be and has much on his plate. The contrast of the joyfulness conventionally portrayed in Father’s day to the atmosphere depicted by Adams through the use of the word “uneasiness” shared among all seven fathers emphasizes the anxiousness felt at the event. Furthermore, the alliteration in “Adams ascended” and “heard the high” contributes in development of the rhythm when the passage is being read. Through the use of descriptive details such as “steel-and-concrete stairway” and “the open door of an empty room” helps portray an image of the school. As Adams “caught the smell …chalk dust, which